The Songbird That Skewers Its Prey On Thorns

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The shrike looks like a harmless little grey songbird, but its feet are too weak to hold prey. So it hangs its catch on thorns and barbed wire and fills a whole fence line with stored food. Some toxic grasshoppers it leaves hanging for about two days, until the poison breaks down. Animated with AI-assisted 3D tools. For curiosity and education only. Don't try anything shown in this video.

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